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this isnt a bad idea
article here

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Originally posted by narcism this isnt a bad idea article here

point form please

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Originally posted by FiK point form please

+1
i'm way too drug-fucked to be able to focus long enough to read that... esp when the first line starts an inevitably rambling, and possibly pointless venture into another story about the internet's amazing transformation into something wonderful from something filled with epic nerds...

It's talking about how when people are part of a forum, they're slightly more educated about drugs and the more people at a party are from a forum there will be less incidents.

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Originally posted by eRRaTiK If you can't party without drugs or excessive amounts of alcohol, and enjoy it, then I'd be asking why.

most 'parties' these days happen in the early hours of the morning.. Staying up past midnight is hard for us old folk

hi there

I'm the author of the article narcism has linked to... cheers... Yes, it is a bit long, I originally wrote a shorter version and was requested to increase its length to become a feature!

The project is about how people involved in different dance music scenes are using online forums and other internet sites to connect/socialise and get information... and how this may influence drug use, positively and negatively.

I'm not assuming you are all eligible for my project - not everyone has used drugs of course. But if you would like to, you can view my survey here.

thanks to those who have already completed, i appreciate your help and your input

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Quoted from the online survey Should your responses be entered into the dataset for analysis? eg. you might not have taken it seriously or you might have found it difficult to concentrate due to tiredness, drinking or taking drugs

LOL

haha gold

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Originally posted by tronica I'm not assuming you are all eligible for my project - not everyone has used drugs of course. But if you would like to, you can view my survey here. thanks to those who have already completed, i appreciate your help and your input

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what's the research for? school project, or personal interest, or plans to conquer society, or...?

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Originally posted by EgosXII what's the research for? school project, or personal interest, or plans to conquer society, or...?

It's for my PhD. I work in drug/alcohol research, have been doing this for nearly 6 years now! It's interesting work, mainly I have done a lot of research interviews with people who use various kinds of drugs... either to see what the current trends in drug use were, to better understand the reasons behind people's drug use, that kind of thing.

The rationale for this project is to explore the connections between internet and drug use - it's a wide scope - ideally the results can be used to assist govt and other organisations when they design 'drug interventions', so they can be more realistic, ultimately less of a waste of money and more useful to their target groups.

According to a friend of mine who works in government, apparently they are realising that govt-branded drug campaigns aren't very useful, and want to support peer education, a lot of which occurs online. This is just one thing that I hope this project can be used as evidence for, but it's not the easiest idea to sell politically (it's about harm reduction, which many in our society oppose, as i'm sure you're aware).

I've written more about the project and the approach I'm taking at the http://www.ndri.curtin.edu.au/drugsonforums if you want to read more

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Originally posted by tronica According to a friend of mine who works in government, apparently they are realising that govt-branded drug campaigns aren't very useful

haha who would have thought?

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Originally posted by Fpcookie haha who would have thought?

its because they lack honesty.

who is going to listen about the dangers of MDMA if they've tried it and had a fucking wonderful time? there needs to be an honest approach to educate people about the dangers, not a "omg if you touch ecstasy you're gonna die!"

totally counterproductive. harm minimisation and PROPER education are the way to go. tell people how they should be taking their drugs, rather than a "just say no" attitude. human beings have been saying yes from the first time we discovered our first opiate.

too many politicians are fucktards that forget what their youth was really like. shit, the hippies and peace lovers from the free love 60s are todays managers, politicians, government bigwigs. what a crock.

*nod*

there's drugs at festivals?

....huh...

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN its because they lack honesty. who is going to listen about the dangers of MDMA if they've tried it and had a fucking wonderful time? there needs to be an honest approach to educate people about the dangers, not a "omg if you touch ecstasy you're gonna die!" totally counterproductive. harm minimisation and PROPER education are the way to go. tell people how they should be taking their drugs, rather than a "just say no" attitude. human beings have been saying yes from the first time we discovered our first opiate. too many politicians are fucktards that forget what their youth was really like. shit, the hippies and peace lovers from the free love 60s are todays managers, politicians, government bigwigs. what a crock.

Agree with you with most, except quite a few politicians were squares

I don't know if actively telling people "how to take drugs safely" is a great idea. The fact that people do should be acknowledged, but I'm not in favour of putting a "Crack for Dummies" book on the shelves.

I think there should be a campaign more on "learn what you are doing to yourself". Make people research it a bit, on the internet, forums (lol), with thier friends. People should make up thier own minds, weighing up the health risks, the legal risks and the social associtions. The medical FACTS should be readily available, rather than a how-to guide.

Last Chance to do Drugs/Forums Survey

Hey

Just wanted to let you know that I'm due to close my online survey next week, so if you haven't already done the survey, now is your last chance - https://drugsonforums.turningpoint....ndex.php?sid=24

all the best,
monica

added to the survey woohoo

thanks for that!

Hey thanks for posting here Tronica... nice to see some responses on the forum for the representitives for surveys like this. I agree with what your saying as well. Not quite old enough to do the survey (nearly 15) but good luck with it anyway.

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Originally posted by Darkarbiter Hey thanks for posting here Tronica... nice to see some responses on the forum for the representitives for surveys like this. I agree with what your saying as well. Not quite old enough to do the survey (nearly 15) but good luck with it anyway.

Thanks Darkarbiter. Would be great to include views from those under 16 years, but it gets tricky in terms of research ethics committees - who feel that anyone under 16 needs parental permission to participate in research. Of course with a subject like drugs, it's not so practical to get parents permission! Feel free to PM me though if you need any info on the topic

tronica are you a cop?

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Originally posted by christos tronica are you a cop?

no, she's a student.

I'M A COP YOU IDIOT!

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN no, she's a student.

student cop then? in uniform? any pics?

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Originally posted by christos student cop then? in uniform? any pics?

No I'm not a cop, Yes I am a student... see my student profile

there's a pic but I'm not in uniform

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